You know, it's sort of common wisdom among New York publishers that short story collections don't make money. — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
Do three things each night before you go to bed: read a poem, read a short story, read an essay. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“A novel is just a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief.” — George Saunders Copy Share Image
My favorite writer is Alice Munro. It's simply amazing how well she captures entire lifetimes in a single short story. — Chloe Benjamin Copy Share Image
“A good story is like a well-placed punch: quick, effective, and impossible to ignore.” — R L Raymond Copy Share Image
The short story has been here and is here and will be here as long as we are. — Laura van den Berg Copy Share Image
Well, Bradbury's a genius. Fahrenheit 451 is one of my favorite books of all time, and The Illustrated Man as a collection… — Zack Snyder Copy Share Image
For a sampler, you could try my short story collection "Wireless". Which contains one novella that scooped a Locus award, and one… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
The idea for 'Conversations with Friends' - two college students who befriend a married couple - struck me at first as a… — Sally Rooney Copy Share Image
I've always been a little bit more of a novel reader than a short story reader. I think the first books that… — Nell Freudenberger Copy Share Image
I prefer short stories, but publishers would, of course, rather that writers produce novels, since novels are still more commercially viable. — Charles Baxter Copy Share Image
“(I hope at some time you can read J. R. R. Tolkien’s brilliant short story called “Leaf by Niggle,” because I can… — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas,… — David Friedman Copy Share Image
Like some kind of particularly tenacious vampire the short story refuses to die, and seems at this point in time to be… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The novel...creates a bemusing effect. The short story, on the other hand wakes the reader up. Not only that, it answers the… — V. S. Pritchett Copy Share Image
I worked on 'Blue Peter' and 'Tonight' and lots of TV plays, filmed people like Rudolf Nureyev and Ted Heath, and ended… — Michael Bond Copy Share Image
Strange and mysterious things, though, aren't they - earthquakes? We take it for granted that the earth beneath our feet is solid… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The best advice I can give on this is, once it's done, to put it away until you can read it with… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“He had read much of things as they are, and talked with too many people. Well-meaning philosophers had taught him to look… — H.P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
I never really wanted to be a writer. I know it sounds strange, but I honestly believe that I didn't pick the… — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
I'm glad people see some of the stories that way. I see where they're coming from, although none of the stories are… — Nick Antosca Copy Share Image
I chose philosophy because it sounded like something I ought to be interested in. I didn't know anything about it, I didn't… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
“My old man 16 years old during the depression I’d come home drunk and all my clothing– shorts, shirts, stockings– suitcase, and… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
If we're lucky, writer and reader alike, we'll finish the last line or two of a short story and then just sit… — Raymond Carver Copy Share Image
“Ideas never stop, dear S, they're everywhere, in everything - all we have to do is be open to them. And stories… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
“The last clear thought I have is of my grandmother’s rust-colored wall clock ticking away in the darkness of my apartment—my sanctuary… — J. Tonzelli Copy Share Image
“His cell-phone rang. Dominic fumbled for it on the nightstand next to the couch, the dim lights not helping his endeavour. He… — T.P. Grish Copy Share Image
That same night, I wrote my first short story. It took me thirty minutes. It was a dark little tale about a… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
There are characters in some short stories who exist as people, and there are other characters in different short stories who exist… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I was a lot dumber when I was writing the novel. I felt like worse of a writer because I wrote many… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
The book that first made me want to be a writer is Flannery O'Connor's short story collection 'A Good Man Is Hard… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“Don't forget to wind the restricted clock and put the confidential cat out.” — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Jean Thompson's short-story collection 'Who Do You Love' is a beautiful book, but a hell of a sad one. — Jeff Giles Copy Share Image
